OPEC could turn up the heat by increasing oil prices still further.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
turn up the heat on sb/sth — turn up the heat (on sb/sth) (also put the heat on sb) ► to try to force someone or something to do something in order to get the result you want: »OPEC could turn up the heat by increasing oil prices still further. Main Entry: ↑heat … Financial and business terms
turn up the heat — (on sb/sth) (also put the heat on sb) ► to try to force someone or something to do something in order to get the result you want: »OPEC could turn up the heat by increasing oil prices still further. Main Entry: ↑heat … Financial and business terms
turn up the heat on sb — turn up the heat (on sb/sth) (also put the heat on sb) ► to try to force someone or something to do something in order to get the result you want: »OPEC could turn up the heat by increasing oil prices still further. Main Entry: ↑heat … Financial and business terms
heat — UK US /hiːt/ noun INFORMAL ● feel/take/face the heat Cf. take/face the heat ● turn up the heat (on sb/sth) Cf. turn up the heat on sth … Financial and business terms
heat — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 being hot/level of temperature ADJECTIVE ▪ burning, fierce (esp. BrE), great, intense, searing, terrible, tremendous ▪ The soil is baked dry by the fierce … Collocations dictionary
heat — heat1 W2S2 [hi:t] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(warmth)¦ 2 the heat 3¦(in cooking)¦ 4¦(strong feelings)¦ 5¦(pressure)¦ 6¦(system to heat building)¦ 7¦(in a race)¦ 8 on heat ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: hAtu] … Dictionary of contemporary English
heat — 1 /hi:t/ noun 1 (U) warmth or hotness: The heat of the water caused the glass to shatter. | Black surfaces absorb heat from the sun. 2 the heat a) very hot weather: I couldn t stand the heat. | the heat of the day (=the hottest part of the day)… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
turn — turn1 W1S1 [tə:n US tə:rn] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(your body)¦ 2¦(object)¦ 3¦(direction)¦ 4¦(move around central point)¦ 5¦(change)¦ 6¦(attention/thoughts)¦ 7 turn your back (on somebody/something) 8¦(age/time)¦ 9 turn something inside out … Dictionary of contemporary English
turn — 1 verb CHANGE DIRECTION/POSITION 1 a) YOUR BODY (I) to move your body so that you are looking in a different direction: Ricky turned and walked away. (+ around/round/away etc): I turned around quickly to see if someone was following. | Dan turned … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ˌturn sth ˈdown — phrasal verb 1) to refuse to accept an offer or request How could you turn down such a fantastic job?[/ex] 2) to reduce the amount of sound, heat, or light that is produced by a piece of equipment, by pressing a button or by moving a switch Ant:… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
